The name Ammit (sometimes spelled Ammut) means ‘The Devourer’ and she is often depicted next to the judgement scales in the afterlife. She waits there in case the deceased is judged to be unworthy of entering the afterlife, in which case she would gobble up the deceased’s heart. In this image, Ammit is depicted with a crocodile head, the upper body of a lion and the lower body of a hippo.

This image of Ammit is from a 21st Dynasty coffin of the musician Iwesemhesetmwt. The coffin is currently on display at the Egypt Centre, Swansea.